Court Docs Show a Halt in Matt Schlapp Sexual Assault Suit

The sexual battery and defamation lawsuit against conservative icon Matt Schlapp has stalled out, with a number of subpoenas and depositions for the case abruptly canceled this week without explanation.

The pause in activity, which The Daily Beast confirmed through court records and sources with knowledge of the events, strongly suggests that the parties have made significant progress towards a settlement.

The cancellations include witness subpoenas along with recorded depositions from Fox News host Sean Hannity and a young contractor for the American Conservative Union, the Schlapp-led group that organizes the influential Conservative Political Action Conference. Both depositions were previously slated for this week.

Read more at The Daily Beast.